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Nobel Literature Prize & Israeli Elections
What’s up? A follow-up to our round-up
New items that deserve their own space in good time:
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to China’s Mo Yan this morning. I hope these means we’ll see less chalky edits of his work in English now. Mo Yan is also an anagram for “moany” which is how many Philip Roth fans feel each year when the Nobel committee passes him over.
Also, Israeli elections will be held on January 22, 2013. For those keeping track, that is two days after the American inauguration.
Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize [NYT]
Elections To Be Held January 22, 2013 [Times of Israel]
The Napkin Artist
Remembering Yiddishist, linguistics scholar, Holocaust survivor, and painter Edward Stankiewicz, who died this year
When Berlin Meant Business
Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
